Over the past 10 years, at the North Mara goldmine – which is operated by London-listed Acacia Mining – there have been more than a dozen killings of intruding locals by security personnel. Apple said it was “deeply committed to the responsible sourcing of materials that go into its products”. Acacia says it sends gold ore from North Mara to refineries in Switzerland and India. The gold is flown directly from an airstrip at North Mara two or three times a month. “We are not aware of any relationship between human rights abuse mining in Tanzania and MMTC-PAMP India.

Source: The Guardian June 18, 2019 15:56 UTC